@registerednursern.com: Lipid Panels: Nursing Lab Values Explained and Made Easy. Lipid panels hlep assess a patient's risk of cardiovascular disease. LDL stands for low density lipoprotein, and you generally want this to be less than 100 mg/dL. HDL stands for high density lipoprotein, and generally want this greater than 60mg/dL. Total cholesterol should generally be less than 200mg/dL, and triglycerides should generally be less than 150 mg/dL. #lipidprofile #lipidpanel #lipid #triglycerides #labvalues #cholesterol #ldl #hdl #nursingladvalues #nclex #nurse #nursesoftiktok #nursetok #nursingschool #nursingstudent #fyp